Over Spring Break, Rip photo editor Erik Aguilar visited New York City. He took these pictures to document his trip and share his experience with the students of Bakersfield College. Clockwise, from the top left: Famous financial center, Wall Street; The Brooklyn Bridge connects the island of Manhattan to Brooklyn; Times Square on a relatively calm afternoon; Comedian Tina Fey is interviewed by Matt Lauer during her visit to The Today Show; The New York City Trinity Church is one of oldest churches in America.
Love is in the air, especially during the spring and summer months, and Greenpeace has a guide for all who are concerned about the environment: The Greenpeace Guide to Environmentally-Friendly Sex. According to "Getting it on for the good of the planet," there are 10 ways to have fun while being eco-friendly.
Men in kilts, women in tartan and the sound of bagpipes filled the air at Stramler Park on March 31 for the Bakersfield Scottish Gathering and Games. The park was overflowing with great Scottish culture that provided Scottish and non-Scottish to participate and enjoy the day.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke to Cesar E. Chavez High School students March 29 in Delano. Schwarzenegger was just one of the guest speakers in a memorial hosted by a high school named after Chavez, in the same valley the UFW was formed and where the majority of its leaders still reside.
"What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!" chanted more that 600 protesters gathered in the Martin Luther King Park on an early afternoon March 31 to celebrate Cesar Chavez's birthday and demand justice. La Campesina radio station began to set up their equipment at 9 a.
The Gamma Alpha Sigma Chapter of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. hosted the 49th annual Ebony Fashion Fair at the Fox Theater in downtown Bakersfield on Wednesday, April 4. The show presented latest fashions of the 2006-2007 seasons, featuring ensembles and haute couture gowns by famous designers such as Roberto Cavalli, Issey Miyake, Nina Ricci, Christian Lacroix, Yves Saint Laurent and many more.